Hongsa power station

Hongsa power station is a proposed 1,878 megawatts lignite fired power station which is currently under construction in Hongsa district, Sayaboury province, Laos. The power station is proposed as a mine-mouth power station. The power station and associated mine are slated to cost US$4 billion. The consortium has been granted a 25 year concession over a 60 square kilometre site.

Under the terms of a May 2009 agreement 1,473MW will be exported to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) with 100MW for domestic Lao consumption. (The remainder is for on site use).

The project is being developed by Hongsa Power Company, a consortium comprising the Thai company Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Public Company (RATCH), Banpu Power (a susbidiary of the the Thai coal-mining company Banpu) (BPP) and Lao Holding State Enterprise (LHSE). RATCH and BPP each have a 40% stake in the project and LHSE 20%.

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